#170 - Self-Awareness, Nonsense & Parenting Our Parents with David So (Genius Brain Podcast)

First of All

And just like that, we have reached the end of season 2 fam! And what better way to close it out than with the realest unfiltered-est conversation with comedian/podcaster/OG YouTuber/entrepreneur David So. In this extended season finale, David and Minji go down rabbit holes of self-awareness, fully owning what they dislike and also being disliked, as well as the ups and downs of being creative, achieving their goals, and changing ideas of success. They also discuss their second acts as grown adults parenting their aging parents, the challenges of accepting mortality and managing these very old, stubborn teenagers. Thank you so much for hanging with us for season 2 everyone!! We’ll be back soon later this spring!

Links:
https://www.instagram.com/davidsocomedy/?hl=en
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geniusbrain/id1449325923
https://scrtsociety.com/
https://junbishop.com/
https://eatshrimpdaddy.com/

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• Twitter (@minjeeeezy)
• Instagram (@minjeezy)
• Clubhouse (@MinjiChang)

▫️ Music featured in this episode include "Uzutrap" by Uzuhan and a Cover song by David So
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▫️ This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

Produced by @marvinyueh & @AnnaSun
Supported by @JulianaDeer
00:00:00 - Season Finale + thank you’s
00:01:59 - Intro’ing the guest + Topic
00:03:57 - Uncertain times and self-care
00:06:32 - Big brother birthday shout-out & Empowering gift giving
00:10:11 - David So made it on the pod despite landlord drama
00:16:00 - David & Minji origin story
00:18:31 - Pandemic fucked people up
00:21:13 - Easing back into society and David’s intensity
100:25:12 - Podcast is public communication in the moment
00:29:32 - Evolution of FOA conversations
00:31:37 - How David’s anxiety manifested in a woman’s bathroom
00:36:28 - Overcoming anxiety in high school
00:40:01 - Daring to fail
00:43:07 - Choose your destiny and enjoy the process
00:49:40 - Content creators are ball sacks
01:01:30 - BREAK + [Books & Boba Podcast] + FOA patreon
01:03:20 - Listen to Genius Brain Podcast episode about parenting
01:08:36 - Minji’s dad’s real reason for immigrating
01:12:13 - Asian parents don’t understand us! But they also have a point, damnit.
01:17:05 - Child abuse commercials don’t land
01:22:23 - Forgiveness, empathy is a tool for you
01:33:12 - Acceptance of our aging parents
01:40:01 - Monitoring sodium and water intake
01:46:45 - Thank you David for amazing stories about these real struggles
01:51:44 - Minji’s part in David and his fiance meeting
01:54:40 - David hates weddings too!
01:59:18 - This was a great recap of FOA S2
02:02:05 - FOA questions for our guest
02:06:01 - Outro + Shoutout to FOA Patrons + Leave a review! + Cover song by David So
02:08:23 - [They Call Us Bruce Podcast]

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